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Future Workplace on Exhibit | |
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ARCHITECTS SEEK DIVERSITY A mere one percent of registered architects in the United States are African Americans; a number that has remained unchanged for over 30 years. The profession is losing tremendous potential and an untapped market. This was the conclusion of participants at a meeting of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA). The AIA/NOMA summit was held August 1, 2001 at the AIA headquarters in Washington, D.C.
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FUTURE WORKPLACE ON EXHIBIT With a slowing economy, burned-out workers, and an escalating energy crisis, how can a company make sure its investments in office space, technology, and work force are wisely spent? A new exhibit of work-environment innovation in Seattle suggests answers to these questions.
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MIES, CLASSICAL MODERNIST In New York this summer, Mies van der Rohe seems to be everywhere, in addition to where you'll always find him, at his Seagram Building on Park Avenue. The "Mies in Berlin" exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and "Mies in America" at the Whitney Museum of American Art bookend the work of one of the most celebrated Modern architects.
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More Architecture News Designs On V & A Contract Come Good For Glasgow Architects — Scotsman, 2001.0820New design for PA Academy of Music — Lancaster New Era, 2001.0820 Runway, Bridge Honored For Civil Engineering — Yahoo News, 2001.0817 Judge Clears WWII Memorial Plan — Washington Post, 2001.0817 Paris's Eiffel Tower May Expand Underground — Reuters at Yahoo News, 2001.0816 Urban Design Week Set For Lift-Off — Architect's Journal, 2001.0816 Bolivia Battles Poverty With A Competition Call-Up — Architects' Journal, 2001.0814 Change of Big-Name Architect at Fifth Avenue and 38th Street — New York Times, 2001.0812 (registration required) Bailout Plan For Park — Chicago Tribune, 2001.0807 Cement-Free Building Clinches Welsh Gold Medal — Architects' Journal, 2001.0807 Historic District Law, Amphitheater Delayed — Fayette Citizen, 2001.0805 Architects To Offer Their Visions For Governor's Home — Indianapolis Star at Yahoo News, 2001.0803
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